We found a good apartment and signed the papers today! We're getting the key on Saturday. The landlady is incredibly cool. At first she said the apartment was no-pets-allowed, then she said, "Well.... okay, what kind of pet is it? Cause, I mean, if it's quiet, if you bring it in and I don't happen to know about it... then yeah, it's okay." It's in a slightly grody part of town, but I won't complain. I'm just happy to finally have a home!

Memecakes...

1. My uncle once... tried out the spray-on hair my dad bought him to cover his bald spot.
2. Never in my life... will I grow up.
3. When I was five... I tried to steal my sister's imaginary friend, Anna Half, but I discovered it wasn't working.
4. High school... really is inconsequential once it's in the past.
5. I will never forget to... slip a lip gloss in my pocket.
6. Once I met someone who... told me he'd never had a bad day, ever.
7. There’s this boy I know... and he's just swell.
8. Once, at a bar... I danced with my eyes closed and when I opened them, everyone else was doing the same.
9. By noon... I might be almost ready to wake up.
10. Last night... we were giggling so hard in the parking lot I had trouble controlling it.
11. If only I had... the cure for the environmental crisis.
12. Next time I go to church... I will try to open my mind.
13. What worries me most... is always uncontrollable.
14. When I turn my head left... my neck pops.
15. When I turn my head right... my cat mugs for me.
16. You know I’m... better than Jim Davis, right? Right?.
17. What I miss most about the Eighties... are my dad's horrible sweaters.
18. If I were a character in Shakespeare... I'd be sassy and witty and I'd always get my man.
19. By this time next year... I could finally have my own pirate ship.
20. A better name for me would be... Lucky Day. Then I could fully get that burlesque job. Actually, I think Kit Fox suits me dandy.
21. I have a hard time understanding... why intelligent people can be Republican.
22. If I ever go back to school... it'll be at gunpoint. (I liked my sister's answer, I'm a-keepin' it!)
23. You know I like you... when I sing on your answerphone.
24. If I ever won an award, the first person I would thank would be... my inspiring sister.
25. Take my advice, never... grow up.
26. My ideal breakfast is... Stuffed french toast with sunnyside up eggs and crispy bacon! Ohhh nummers...
27. A song I love but do not have is... Bjork: "Venus As A Boy".
28. If you visit my hometown, I suggest... turning right back around and going home.
29. Why won’t people... ever learn how important it is to have trees and clean air?
30. If you spend a night at my house... we will bake something delicious while shaking it to Harry Belafonte and Louis Prima.
31. I’d stop my wedding for... Djimon Hounsou.
32. The world could do without... meanies.
33. I’d rather lick the belly of a cockroach than... lick the belly of a centipede.
34. My favorite blondie... I prefer Dagwood.
35. Paper clips are more useful than... half of my old customers.
36. If I do anything well it’s... a miracle.
37. I can’t help but... get all goopy around kittens and puppies.
38. I usually cry at... Buddhist monks.
39. My advice to my nephew/niece is... Stay young, don't give mom a hard time, keep your ears clean, be honest, never throw the first punch.
40. And by the way... how are you?

I was tagged by the delectable Liz J. to list nine things about myself and tag nine folks to to the same, and since I can't let my Lizzy down, and since I love to talk about myself, I shall.

1. Today I bought two pairs of sunglasses for five buck apiece (which is more than I've paid for sunglasses in, like, ten years). One of them is yellow, a therapeutic trick I recommend to anyone to make your day better, and one rose-colored. They look great on me.

2. I have to be out of my apartment in a week and I'm no closer to finding a home, or a job. I'm not even packed.

3. I'm currently listening to a rich, chocolately, delicious CD by French artist Tete called Le Sacre des Lemmings, sent to me by my new music guru who lives in France. Thanks for the parcel, my dear! I'm looking forward to listening to all of them and then sharing them with Lily.

4. I am sunburned and I love it.

5. I am desperately looking forward to picking out laundry baskets and silverware sets and setting up bathroom stuff and kitchen stuff and office stuff and living room stuff. I need to do this so badly that I'll start vibrating if I think about it too long. A part of me is afraid that The Boyfriend and I will clash horrifically on issues of decorating, but we've promised each other not to let it tear us apart.

6. I'm becoming a coffee drinker and this petrifies me. Of course, I can only drink sissy coffee, with chocolate and caramel and lots of milk, but still. One day I was cranky until I got some coffee. This creeps me out.

7. Yesterday I saw the most adorable tiny little wiener dog puppy. She looked at me with her little beady eyes as if begging me to take her home. If they didn't want a thousand bucks for her, I might have.

8. I am probably doing more painting and drawing than job searching, apartment hunting and packing. Hey, I could have worse destructive behaviors.

9. I still want to go to New Zealand. Secretly, I still think it might actually be perfect.


All right, enough about me! I pick you: Whitney, Jen, Raj, Nathan, Ashley, British, Kristin, Dad, Andrew.

Stolen from Liz J, Whitney and Lily. Because it looks fun.


Ten Things I Wish I Could Say to Ten Different People Right Now:
10. I wish you would stay. I need to know that everything will be okay, and I don't want to sleep alone.
9. You are one of the coolest, most special people out there. Why are you still with her if she makes you feel so bad?
8. I know you're busy, but I wish you'd answer your phone; I miss you.
7. Half an hour on the phone with you made everything better. You're a better mom than my mom.
6. You are pompous, and completely full of yourself.
5. I'm worried that I'm going to lose you completely, and it makes me sick.
4. You need to move out, get a better job and meet a girl. Or at least whack off once in a while.
3. If you make more Randall finger puppets, you will have my eternal love, and cookies.
2. You are not better than anyone, so quit acting like it.
1. I can't thank you enough.


Nine Things About Myself:
9. I just bought a GTX moped that is probably not entirely worth the $400 I paid for it, but it's still real nifty!
8. I have a total of 15 missed calls on my cell phone today.
7. I have the grace of a retarded ostrich and the balance of a sperm whale, which will not help me in learning to ride said moped.
6. I miss my dad calling me Beezleberry.
5. If I had a better body I might consider being a stripper, just for the money.
4. My fairy tale is almost finished, and I really believe I can publish it.
3. Hot chocolate inspires me.
2. This weekend was an emotional rollercoaster for me, much of which had to do with the fact that I spent it taking care of my super-sick mother who caught a scary virus, but she's okay now.
1. I need a shower.

Eight Ways to Win My Heart:
8. Call me pet names like "sugar" or "sweetheart".
7. Drive a boat.
6. Have crinkles around your eyes.
5. Talk to my animals.
4. Be lighthearted, funny and willing to do anything.
3. Be creative.
2. HAVE AN IRISH OR SCOTTISH ACCENT. (Big time.)
1. Tell me about wrestling sharks and saving baby pandas.

Seven Things That Cross My Mind a Lot:
7. Woah, I'm gonna fall over!
6. Why are all my customers insane?
5. Ooo, that would make a good cartoon...
4. Where the heck is my cat?
3. I want babies.
2. Mmmm, donuts...
1. Would Pam Grier put up with this shit?

Six Things I Do Before I Fall Asleep:
6. Pee.
5. Brush my teeth, if I don't forget.
4. Turn off the light to my fish tank.
3. Wash my face.
2. Snog the Boyfriend..
1. Let my mind drift.

Five People Who Mean a Lot:
5. The Boyf.
4. My Fox Sisters around the globe!
3. Dad.
2. Stevie Ray Vaughan.
1. The Dalai Lama.

Four Things You're Wearing Right Now:
4. Dirty jeans.
3. A blue bra with cupcakes all over.
2. Panties that say "Save the trees!" on the butt part.
1. My ivory Buddha.

Three Songs That You Listen to Often (Currently):
3. Pauline Croze: "Mise a Nu"
2. Eartha Kitt: "I Wanna Be Evil"
1. Xavier Rudd: "Messages" (Thanks, Ash!)

Two Things You Want to Do Before You Die:
2. Go to New Zealand.
1. Be a mother.

One Confession:
1. I hate it when he falls asleep before I do. Boo.

Let's pick things up from yesterday's dreary post with a short little list.

Sitting: in my messy messy room, at my desk where Reggie and Jing-Tei are swimming around happily.

Craving: Donuts. Of course.

Listening to lately: Mindy Smith, a unique blend of country, blues and folk sung with a crystal clear voice. The Beatles, who I am loving more with each listen (Help in particular may be near to replacing Revolver as my favorite record). M.I.A., attitude-driven electronica with a London twist.

Reading: Too much! Fluke by Christopher Moore as well as the brilliant and insightful Stiff by Mary Roach, a book about dead bodies and all their adventures; also waiting to be started are Christopher Moore's Practical Demonkeeping, a personal favorite, The Tao of Pooh, a book relating Winnie the Pooh to Taoist principles, and a book whose title I can't just recall now which is composed of a series of articles about shocking things people have done in public libraries.

Watching: Samurai Jack (why did no one tell me before how brilliant it is?), The Venture Brothers (why has no one else told you how brilliant it is?), My Name Is Earl (go see it now).

Disappointed in: Lauryn Hill's so-called new album, which is just a remix album of all her old songs, only they're not really that remixed, they sound more or less the same, and she put two different versions of the same song right next to each other, a major musical no-no. Come on, Lauryn, it's been ten years, ten, since your record came out, and this is all you can give us? We miss you, you've got talent, use it. Also disappointed in the recent news (or, recent to me) that Aaron McGruder has left the scene of comic strips right when we needed him the most. His outrageously political and pissed-off revolutionary comic strip The Boondocks was a raised fist of fury for all those sick of the system and willing to laugh at it. Obsessed with his own importance and controversy, so it seems, McGruder's newest collection is, while funny as ever, seemingly self-congratulating and more depressingly cynical than ever. We need more intelligent cartoonists, especially now.

Excited Because: The website is coming. The website is coming.

Thoughts are with: Whitney my pear, Sara my peach, panda bears and polar bears, and that poor little f-ed up John Mayer.

I Love: Too many of you to name, but you know who you are. Come snuggle in bed with me.

I'm going to get in bed and think about comics.

Usually, I want kids right away. I want about six or eight of them, right now, totally ready, no problem, pile 'em on, send me the crib lizards, it's time. I love kids, I love hanging with them, chatting with them, telling them stories. Kids are grand, and I'm well trained in looking after them.

However, a while ago, I experienced a day, maybe a few days, where I just wasn't feeling it. I'm not ready to give up being the center of attention. I'm not done being taken care of by others. I'm still a kid.

I drew this.





I'll do a short one:

* watching dogs chew
* soft cotton dresses that make me look skinnier
* ketchup
* sand in my hair
* mild sunburn
* the way The Boyfriend gets so excited over making me a mixed CD that he re-does the song order and the cover art, like, six times
* Dan Akroyd's unlikely but potent hotness
* experiments with lime chicken and pineapple
* tiny fat birds that hop
* Dad's pictures of the Ohio blizzard
* bagpipes and kilts
* phone calls from himself
* the "Art of Bone" book my dad just sent me secretly, which is far too awesome for me to explain to you (thanks, Pop!)
* Suki high on catnip
* selling EVERY SINGLE ONE of the Snap Crackle Pop booklets at Jelly's
* the dirty guilty satisfying rock of AC/DC
* driving and shopping with Lily before work
* my mom's banana bread. Holy macaroni.
* my new DVD from Amazon, the amazing and barely-in-print Dr. Suess double feature, the Lorax and the little known but still awesome Pontoffel Pock and his magic piano! Y'all gotta see this shit.
* Whitney, Sara, Liz, Jen, Ashley, Mo, Juliet, Becca Lee... to name a few. And Lily of course.


Love you all!